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The State of Australian Cities series reports on progress against specific indicators of productivity, sustainability and liveability in Australian cities as set out in the National Urban Policy.

This issues paper released by the Infrastructure Finance Working Group aims to identify barriers to attracting infrastructure finance and develop options to encourage greater private sector investment.

Infrastructure Australia's report to the Council of Australian Governments, Communicating the Imperative for Action, outlines the areas that Infrastructure Australia will focus its efforts in over four-year period following the release of the report. The report discusses issues affecting cities, water, energy, freight, broadband and Indigenous infrastructure.

This study presents a high-level analysis of the evidence on Australian and international infrastructure construction costs. Available data was examined to see if the increase in infrastructure construction costs is higher than the general level of inflation and, if so, whether a similar trend has occurred in comparable countries.

This article by infrastructure investment analyst Robert Bain suggests that we may need to reassess the credit quality of UK public–private partnerships.

This document introduces the National Urban Policy — a long-term framework to guide policy development and public and private investment in cities. It outlines the Australian Government's objectives and directions for cities over coming decades.

This report sets out an Urban Design Protocol, which is the result of two years of collaboration between peak community and industry organisations and governments at all levels. It represents a commitment to best practice urban design and quality living spaces in Australia.

This publication is the collection of appendices to the review of regional water quality and security conducted by AECOM for Infrastructure Australia.

This review by AECOM for Infrastructure Australia was initiated in response to a demonstrable need for action to improve water quality and water security outcomes for smaller regional towns. Focusing on utilities that serve towns with populations of between 2,000 and 15,000 residents, it looked at systemic and institutional constraints that were seen as barriers to supplying high quality drinking water and achieving supply security.

This report explains the role of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) in the planning of electricity and gas transmission networks in the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.